BAMSL's Bylaws
(Revised 2/16/2022)
YLD's Bylaws
Important Dates
| September 15, 2022 |
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Deadline to submit nominations for consideration by the Nominating Committee
Submission Form
Nominations will be considered for the following Board of Governors positions:
- President-Elect
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- ABA Delegate
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| October 31, 2022 |
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Deadline for Nominating Committee to complete nominee interviews
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| November 15, 2022 |
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Deadline for Nominating Committee to select its slate of candidates
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| December 10, 2022 |
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Deadline for Nominating Committee to release its report
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| January 1, 2023 |
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Nominating Committee report published online and in January issue of the St. Louis Lawyer
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| January 10, 2023 |
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Board and YLD election petition filing period opens at 8:30 a.m. Sample Nominating Petition
Nominations will be accepted for the following Board of Governors positions:
- President-Elect
- Vice President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- ABA Delegate
- Member-at-Large (5 openings)
Nominations will be accepted for the following Young Lawyers Division positions:
- Chair-Elect
- Vice Chair
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Member-at-Large (2 opening)
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| January 31, 2023 |
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Board and YLD election petition filing period closes at 5:00 p.m.
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| March 2, 2023 |
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Board and YLD election ballots delivered to members and online voting opens at 9:00 a.m.
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| March 16, 2023 |
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Voting closes and all ballots due at 5:00 p.m.
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| March 31, 2023 |
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Election results to be announced on or before March 31.
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Nominating Committee Members
Nominating Committee Report
Chair (Term Expires April 2023)
Sara Neill
Capes Sokol
8182 Maryland Ave, 15th Fl.
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: 314-505-5418
Presidential Appointee (Term Expires April 2023)
Hon. Nancy McLaughlin
St. Louis County Circuit Court
105 S Central Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-615-1531
Presidential Appointee (Term Expires April 2024)
Hon. E. Richard Webber
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
111 S 10th Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone: 314-244-7460
MILP Appointee (Term Expires April 2024)
Justin Strayhorn
Brown & Crouppen, P.C.
211 N Broadway, Suite 1600
St. Louis, MO 63102
Phone: 314-282-4631
WILP Appointee (Term Expires April 2024)
Brittainy Cavender
Dowd Bennett LLP
7733 Forsyth Blvd. Ste. 1900
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-889-7300
Past-Presidents Council Appointee (Term Expires April 2023)
Reuben Shelton
Phone: 314-807-2077
YLD Appointee (Term Expires April 2023)
Courtney Chen
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
7700 Forsyth Blvd. Ste. 1800
Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: 314-552-6616
Nominating Committee Report for the 2022-2023 Bar Year
Effective November 2014 the by-laws of the Association provide for the appointment of a nominating committee to include diverse representation from the Women in the Legal Profession Section, Minorities in the Legal Profession, Young Lawyer’s Division, and the Past Presidents as well as three Presidential appointments.
In May 2021, BAMSL President Bob Tomaso appointed Ed Dowd as the chair of the 2022-23 Nominating Committee, Matthew Reh stepped down from his two-year term and Vince Taormina was appointed to finish the two-year term and Hon. Nancy McLaughlin was appointed to a two-year term by President Tomaso. Additional committee members include:
Angela Kennedy – appointed by Women in the Legal Profession Section
Brandon Jackson – appointed by Minorities in the Legal Profession Section
Reuben Shelton – appointed to the Committee by the Past Presidents
Khristopher Johnson-DeLoatch – appointed by the Young Lawyer's Division
The committee held their first meeting on July 19, 2021 to review the by-laws and outline the committee charge. A lengthy discussion occurred about the process, the need to assure all BAMSL Members are informed about the process, and to ensure every effort was made to make the committee process open and accessible. Another meeting was held on August 16, 2021 with the committee interviews of the candidates conducted on October 4, 2021. The candidates interviewed were diverse, well-qualified and demonstrated a commitment to the mission of the bar association. In carrying out our work as a committee, we were guided by the principle that BAMSL's Executive Board should be, to the extent possible, qualified and representative of the diverse elements of the Association's membership including, but not limited to, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, geography, and areas and types of practice and have a willingness to commit time, energy and talents to BAMSL. We believe our recommended slate of candidates is reflective of that.
Following the interview process and vetting of the candidates, the following recommendations are submitted by the Nominating Committee for 2022-23 elections:
2022-23 President-Elect – Hon. Kendra Howard
2022-23 Vice President – Kevin Gunn
2022-23 Secretary – Amy Rebecca Johnson
2022-23 Treasurer – Untress “Trez” Quinn
ABA Delegate – Hon. Jason Sengheiser
President-Elect Anne-Marie Brockland will assume Presidency on May 1, 2022.
Respectfully submitted,
Ed Dowd
Chair, BAMSL Nominating Committee
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